Any idea what these are? (South Boulder Creek)

[piddonkadonk]

Caught a bunch of these beautifully colored trout hiking down to South Boulder Creek via Walker Ranch. Pulled 5 or 6 from the same hole. Just trying to figure out if they're brooks or rainbows due to the green coloring and pink spots. Any help? Thanks.

 

[wilky]

they look like the wild brown trout we get here in scotland they differ in colour from river to river and loch to loch ,

vince

 

[troutdoorsman]

they look like dead fish if you squeeze any harder Looks like browns to me

 

[Ard]

Von Behr strain brown trout, imported and populated in the US at the end of the 19th century and early twentieth century. First introduced to the Ausable River in Michigan where they flourished. In the years since they have been established throughout America. Von Behr were native to Germany thus the moniker German Brown.

 

[MTskibum]

they look like dead fish if you squeeze any harder Looks like browns to me

That was the first thing that i thought of as well. Also his hands look dry, squeezing a trout with dry hands is as close as you can get to killing a trout without taking it home.

 

[piddonkadonk]

Didn't meant to scare the cr*p out of all of you. Can promise that I was not squeezing despite it looking like that, and that my hands were wet on the inside. Not sure what else I can do to really prove that one, but I understand the legitimate concern. All the fish made it promptly back into the water safe and sound.

 

[Davo]

Didn't meant to scare the cr*p out of all of you. Can promise that I was not squeezing despite it looking like that, and that my hands were wet on the inside. Not sure what else I can do to really prove that one, but I understand the legitimate concern. All the fish made it promptly back into the water safe and sound.

Nice day of Brown Trout fishin!!! Glad to hear you took care of the fish handling!!

 

[piddonkadonk]

Thanks Davo. Grew up lake fishing in MN/WI so this was my first real fly fishing outing where I actually caught something. 5-6 browns had me walking on the moon!

Have done a bunch of lake fishing with a fly rod and caught everything from largemouth to shallow running baby walleyes, but catching a trout on a fly rod has got me HOOKED now.

 

[troutdoorsman]

No worries man, just razzing you more than anything. Congrats on the hook ups! What parts of MN did you fish?

 

[piddonkadonk]

Grew up in the Twin Cities and fished lakes around the area when at home (Prior Lake, Minnetonka, Crystal Lake, etc). Would take a couple of trips per summer up to Mille Lacs, Brainerd and Northern Wisco (some Superior fishing) as well.

 

[moe b]

Welcome to the forum.

Nice to see you got got thick skin and are good with the comeback:"wet on the inside" that was hilarious!

Thats just the peanut gallery, they're just messin with ya in fun. Keep posting and try to catch some bigger ones next time; then lip em like a large-mouth....that always gets a laugh..?

Again, 'Welcome' and keep the pics coming!!

Moe

 

[troutdoorsman]

Been through there many times. I grew up around Anoka and Sherburne counties. Lots of good fishing.

 

[piddonkadonk]

Yeah it's pretty cool. I was watching some fishing show on TV and they had an interesting stat that there is something like 20 lakes with muskies within 20 miles of downtown Minneapolis. Not sure many cities can say that. Although, not sure many cities have winters as horrible as MN!

 

[troutdoorsman]

The cold is what drove me out of there. Well there were a few reasons but yeah it's freaking cold there! I miss the fishing though for sure.